Search for dissertations about: "rebétiko"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word rebétiko.

2. 1. Fire, Poison, and Black Tears : Metaphors of Emotion in Rebétiko

   Author : Marianna Smaragdi; Grekiska (nygrekiska); []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; rebétiko; Greek music; song texts; lyrics; metaphor; metaphorical expressions; figurative language; conceptual metaphor; emotion concepts; force metaphors; Lakoff and Johnson; Kövecses;

   Abstract : This dissertation is a study of metaphors of emotion in rebétiko song texts. Rebétiko is a major popular-music style of modern Greece, consisting mostly of melancholic songs full of sorrow, disappointment, and misfortune, as well as passion and romance, but also of cheerful songs of revelry and a carefree attitude to life. READ MORE